[trangus_1985]

The key difference, of course, is that when the neural network classifies certain types of content, it doesn't forward it to a centralized server "for review"

[sharken]

And depending on that review you could find yourself on the other end of some "questioning" from law enforcement.

Yes, you might laugh and say that won't happen, but on-device scanning is the first step.

In less trustworthy countries it's not that farfetched to imagine what this can be used for.

So Apple must back down now or face the consequences in the form of loss of reputation and eventually loss of sales.